Local Wiki
Tarrant County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Aug 21, 2026- Commissioners Court meets
- Tuesdays, 10:00 AM — reduced to roughly once monthly as of August 2025 (from twice-monthly, itself reduced from weekly in Dec 2023); a real, ongoing controversy over meeting frequency, not a fixed 1st/3rd Tuesday pattern.
- Meeting location
- Commissioners Courtroom, County Administration Building, 100 E. Weatherford Street, Suite 502A, Fort Worth, TX 76196
- County Clerk
- Mary Louise Nicholson · (817) 884-1195 · 100 W. Weatherford, Rm. 130, Fort Worth 76196
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.tarrantcountytx.gov/en/commissioners-court/commissioners-court-agenda-videos.html
- County Judge (also handles public records requests)
- Tim O'Hare · (817) 884-1111 · Room 502A, 100 E. Weatherford, Fort Worth, TX 76196
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
- City: Fort Worth
- City: Arlington
- City: Burleson
- City: Grand Prairie
- City: Flower Mound
- City: Mansfield
- City: North Richland Hills
- City: Euless
- City: Grapevine
- City: Bedford
- City: Keller
- City: Haltom City
- City: Midlothian
- City: Crowley
- City: White Settlement
- City: Forest Hill
- City: Richland Hills
- City: River Oaks
- City: Haslet
- City: Edgecliff Village
- City: Westworth Village
- City: Pelican Bay
- City: Pantego
- City: Westlake
- City: Newark
- City: Lakeside
- City: Hurst
- City: Southlake
- City: Colleyville
- City: Saginaw
- City: Benbrook
- City: Watauga
- City: Azle
- City: Trophy Club
- City: Roanoke
- City: Kennedale
- City: Everman
- City: Sansom Park
- City: Lake Worth
- City: Reno (Parker County)
- City: Blue Mound
- City: Dalworthington Gardens
- City: Westover Hills
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (16)
- Arlington ISD
- Azle ISD
- Birdville ISD
- Carroll ISD
- Castleberry ISD
- Crowley ISD
- Eagle Mt-saginaw ISD
- Everman ISD
- Fort Worth ISD
- Grapevine-colleyville ISD
- Hurst-euless-bedford ISD
- Keller ISD
- Kennedale ISD
- Lake Worth ISD
- Mansfield ISD
- White Settlement ISD
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Hospital districts (1)
- Tarrant County Hospital District (d/b/a JPS Health Network)
Source: Texas Special District Local Laws Code, Ch. 1001-1122 (via texas.public.law), cross-verified per-district against the hospital's own site, county records, or local news — not a certified-complete registry
Emergency services districts (1)
- Tarrant County Emergency Services District No. 1
Source: SAFE-D 2024 ESD reporting list — self-reported to a trade association, not a certified-complete government registry
Water & utility districts (10)
- Arlington Entertainment Area Management District
- Circle T MUD 1
- Circle T MUD 2
- Circle T MUD 3
- Karis MMD
- Kennedale TownCenter Development District
- Live Oak Creek MUD 1 of Tarrant County
- Tarrant County FWSD 1
- Tarrant County FWSD 2
- Viridian Municipal Management District
Source: TCEQ Water Districts GIS layer — active status only
Special districts · Electric Power (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (4)
- Arlington Housing Authority
- Fort Worth City Housing Authority
- Grapevine City Housing Authority
- Haltom City Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (2)
- Benbrook Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Forest Hill Library District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Multi-Purpose (2)
- Great Southwest Improvement District
- Northern Trinity Gcd
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Other Single Purpose (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Public Transit (1)
- Fort Worth Transportation Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Dalworth Soil Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)